My buddy had a severe gambling problem. Spent everything he had in the bank. Even sold his car as a last resort to "make some money back" from the casinos.
Having no money and no car left him to hanging around with a shitty group of friends that he normally didn't hang with that much (they were all broke / losers). Anyway, a few years later he's strung out on meth very bad.
When I say bad, I mean, to the point he thinks the government and everyone is out to get him. He hears voices. He moved out of this place he was staying at because he said his roommates could read his mind. Crazy shit. Pretty sad, he was a really good friend.
This is the only time I'd ever wish to have a friend get locked up for at least a year or two. There's no way he's getting sober without some kind of forceful intervention.
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